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Rwanda Basketball League 2025
Champion: APR Basketball Club Kigali
Regular Season Champion: APR Basketball Club Kigali
SuperCup Winner: APR Basketball Club Kigali
Genocide Memorial Tournament Winner: APR Basketball Club Kigali
League & SuperCup MVP & Import POY & Defensive POY: Aliou Diarra
Top Scorer: Damaria Franklin (23.4)
LeagueCup MVP: Ntore Habimana
Domestic POY: Kennedy Garba
Prospect POY: Franck Nyembo
Coach of the Year: James Maye
Rwanda Basketball League Final: APR Basketball Club Kigali - Rwanda Energy Group Kigali 81-72 APR Basketball Club Kigali (James Maye): Ndoye Youssou 26, Jackson Antino 20, Filer Jovon Adonis 9, Mpoyo Alex 6, Otobo Israel 5, Habimana Ntore 5, Mukama Jean-Victor 4, Robeyns William 4, Nshobozwa Jean 2, Habineza Shaffi 0, Kubwimana Ally 0, Uwitonze Justin 0 SuperCup Final: APR Basketball Club Kigali - Rwanda Energy Group Kigali 73-53
APR Basketball Club Kigali (James Maye): Ndoye Youssou 26, Jackson Antino 20, Filer Jovon Adonis 9, Mpoyo Alex 6, Otobo Israel 5, Habimana Ntore 5, Mukama Jean-Victor 4, Robeyns William 4, Nshobozwa Jean 2, Habineza Shaffi 0, Kubwimana Ally 0, Uwitonze Justin 0 Genocide Memorial Tournament Final: APR Basketball Club Kigali - United Generation Basketball Kigali 94-92
APR: Antino Jackson 10, William Robeyns 3, Jean-Victor Mukama 2, Jean Nshobozwa 3, Ntore Habimana 12, Nobel Boungou-Colo 17, Alex Mpoyo 8, Chasson Randle 17, Justin Uwitonze 0, Youssou Ndoye 13, Osborn Shema 7, Israel Otobo 2 Standings 2025
- qualified to the play-offs Stats Leaders 2025
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![]() Azomco Rwandan teams in Euro-Cups 2025
![]() APR are 2025 RBL champions (Photo: facebook) ![]() APR wins inaugural Super Cup (Photo: newtimes.co.rw) ![]() APR overcome UGB to retain GTM trophy (Photo: newtimes.co.rw)
APR are 2025 RBL champions-Jul 12, 2025
APR - REG 81-72 APR clinched League title. They overcame REG in the fifth game of the championship series to conquer the trophy. Strangely Top scorers: APR: Y.Ndoye 26+7reb+1ast, A.Jackson 20+1reb+1ast, A.Filer Jovon 9+4reb+3ast, A.Mpoyo 6+2reb, I.Otobo 5+3reb+1ast, N.Habimana 5+6reb+5ast REG: P.Muhizi 23+9reb+2ast, G.Kande 14+12reb+2ast, E.Isezerano 13+3reb+5ast, J.Umuhoza 9+5reb+6ast, C.Thomas 6+5reb, N.Bigirumwami 3 Afrobasket.com All-Rwandan RBL Awards 2025-Jul 15, 2025
![]() The standout Malian forward Aliou Diarra earned the Player of the Year of the championship-winning Dallas Mavericks.
He received multiple other awards, picked up the Defensive Player of the Year, Import Player of the Year, and earned a spot in the First Team, Imports Team and Defensive Team.
With Diarra's excellent performance, the Dallas Mavericks achieved the best record of the season in the league, finishing with an impressive 15 to 1 in the regular season.
Diarra's excellent performance assisted his team in beating Rwanda Energy Group Kigali 4 to 1 in the final series.
He was the Player of the Week honoree in the league.
Diarra's exceptional play earned him the third spot in rebounds per game, boasting an impressive average of over 11.
He also averaged 18 points per game in the league.
Diarra has totalled 13 games of 20 or more points and recorded double-doubles in 16 games on the year.
His 29 points against the Patriots were the most he scored in the 2025 season.
Kennedy Garba, shooting guard from the Orion Kigali, was named the Domestic Player of the Year at the Rwanda Basketball League.
He collected multiple other honors, was voted to the First Team and Domestic Players Team and Defensive Team.
Garba received Player of the Week award twice during the 25 campaign.
He orchestrated his way to the second spot in rebounds per game, showcasing a dazzling average of over 17.
Garba also registered over 20 points per game that season in the league.
He has totalled 8 games of 20 or more points and had double-doubles in 14 games on the year.
Garba's 32 points against the Azomco were the most he scored in the 2025 season.
As evident, the league is predominantly led by former college players, with 5 out of the 10 scorers having graduated from US schools.
Jean-Jacques Boissy, Senegalese point guard from the Milwaukee Bucks, was selected to the First Team of Rwanda Basketball League.
He received multiple other awards, was chosen to the Imports Team and Defensive Team.
Boissy's best performance made his team reach the finals but they unfortunately lost against APR Basketball Club Kigali 1 to 4.
He conducted his way to the second position in averaging a commendable almost 23 points per game.
Boissy also recorded over 5 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
He has totalled 10 games of 20 or more points on the year and logged 30 or more points in 3 games.
Boissy's 37 points against the Orion were the most he scored in the 2025 season.
As evident, the league is predominantly led by former college players, with 5 out of the 10 scorers having graduated from US schools.
Mohamed Doumbya, 28-year old Burundian center from the United Generation Basketball Kigali, was named to the First Team at the Rwanda Basketball League.
He also earned a spot in the Imports Team.
With finesse and precision, Doumbya claimed the fourth position in points per game, delivering a stellar 21 points per game average and fifth spot in rebounds per game with an outstanding average of almost 10.
Doumbya has totalled 8 games of 20 or more points on the year and registered 30 or more points in 2 games.
He notched double-doubles in 8 games at the event.
Doumbya's 32 points against Rwanda Energy Group Kigali were the most he scored in the 2025 season.
As evident, the league is predominantly led by former college players, with 5 out of the 10 scorers having graduated from US schools.
David Nickelberry, 26-year old American swingman from the Tigers BB Kigali, was voted to the First Team of Rwanda Basketball League.
He graduated from Buffalo four years ago.
Nickelberry was also selected to the Imports Team.
His playmaking prowess was on full display as he secured the fifth position in points per game averaging almost 21.
Nickelberry also averaged almost 9 rebounds per game in the league.
He has totalled 7 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 2 games.
Nickelberry registered double-doubles in 6 games at the event.
His 31 points against United Generation Basketball Kigali were the most he scored in the 2025 season.
As evident, the league is predominantly led by former college players, with 5 out of the 10 scorers having graduated from US schools.
He won the Venezuelan SPB championship title in 2023.
Player of the Year: Finals MVP: Defensive Player of the Year: Domestic Player of the Year: Import Player of the Year: Best Prospect of the Year: Coach of the Year: First Team Second Team Honorable Mention All-Domestic Players Team All-Imports Team All-Defensive Team *The awards were created by Afrobasket.com staff based on the stats (if available), teams' performance and players' performance.
It very often required deeper research and collecting various data about the players and their teams. APR wins inaugural Super Cup-Jan 18, 2025
APR Basketball Club, on Friday, January 17, won the inaugural edition of the Super Cup after beating REG 73-53 at BK Arena. Introduced by Ferwaba’s general assembly in 2023, the Super Cup serves as a curtain-raiser for the new season of Rwanda Basketball League (RBL). It is contested by the league champions and the winners of the Rwanda Cup in a one-game battle. During Friday’s game, REG started as the better team, edging APR 19-18 in the first quarter. The army side fought back to go into half time with a 33- 30 lead, and didn't look back until they took the total victory of 73-53. APR’s Malian center Aliou Diarra (200-F-2001) was the game’s high scorer with 19 points, while teammates Ntore Habimana (196-G-1997, college: Laurier) and Osborn Shema (213-F-1998, college: Iona, agency: Highlight Athletes) added 11 and 10 points. Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw APR overcome UGB to retain GTM trophy-Apr 28, 2025
APR Basketball Club nearly suffered an upset from United Generation Basketball (UGB) but experience helped them win their second basketball Genocide Memorial Tournament (GMT) in a row. James Maye Jr’s army side defeated UGB 94-92 in an epic final clash of the regional competition which concluded on Sunday, April 27, at Petit Stade indoor gymnasium. While two foreign clubs, namely Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Tanzania’s Dar City, were invited to the six-team competition, the final was an all-Rwandan affair between UGB and APR who set the date after eliminating their respective regional opponents. APR, holders of the 2024 edition, won the first quarter 20-16 but UGB took the second quarter 18-17 and cut the point gap to three points as APR head into half time leading 37-34. Back the break, APR maintained their lead, though narrow, after claiming the third quarter 30-29. UGB got it too late to make a comeback despite claiming the fourth quarter 29-27 as it was not enough to turn the result around. American point guard Chasson Randle (188-G-1993, college: Stanford) was the man of the show, as his 17 points and 3 rebounds, a well as Nobel Boungou-Colo (202-F-1988)’s 17 points and 2 rebounds, powered APR to yet another trophy which they won in 2024. Ghanaian star James Amotoe (1998) lead the scoring in the game with dropping 26 points. Despite his stellar performance, coupled with Mohamed Doumbya (C-1997)’s18 points, UGB still fell short in the final. The fact that the competition attracted some strong regional clubs not only saw the GMT upgrade to a regional tournament but it also served as a good platform for APR to sharpen-up ahead of the 2025 Basketball Africa League. Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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